Tottenham will make a last-ditch attempt to persuade Gareth Bale to stay on when he returns from international duty.

The 24-year-old winger remains in limbo, with Spurs demanding a world-record £105million for him and Real Madrid so far yet to come up with the money.

Bale, who sat out Wales’ Wednesday night game against the Republic of Ireland, has his heart set on a move to the Bernabeu and has not played for his club in over a month.

But Tottenham have not given up on the possibility that he could yet be their player on September 3 - after the transfer deadline.

They are convinced that, for all their talk about breaking the bank to land the player, Real cannot actually afford Bale.

Now, in the latest twist in the saga, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is set to try to break the impasse in talks with his prize asset.

The White Hart Lane club's billionaire owner, Joe Lewis, has sanctioned a sum of £50m for new players this summer and is ready to continue spending big, even in the unlikely event that Bale does stay.

Roma have already been sounded out over free-scoring Argentine winger Erik Lamela, while Ajax’s Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen – with only a year left on his contract – has indicated he is willing to move to north London.